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The Energy Department report states that carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that helps plants grow, and therefore more gas would improve agricultural yields.
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Energy Department report states carbon dioxide is greenhouse gas helps plants grow more gas would improve agricultural yields.
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0.800
Claim Maker
Lisa Friedman and Sachi Kitajima Mulkey
Context Type
News Article
Context Details
{
    "date": "2025-09-02",
    "topic": "Climate Change",
    "source": "The New York Times",
    "organization": "Energy Department"
}
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Created
September 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM (6 days ago)
Last Updated
September 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM (6 days ago)

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/climate/climate-science-report-energy-department.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20250902&instance_id=161747&nl=breaking-news&regi_id=122976029&segment_id=205119&user_id=b25c5730c89e0c73f75709d8f1254337

Over 85 scientists criticized a Trump administration report downplaying climate change, citing errors and misrepresentations. The report was used to justify repealing emission limits, prompting a strong rebuttal.

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